Tsurubaya Productions has posted a new trailer on its web site and
Youtube channel showing a short teaser trailer for a live-action film
commemorating the 45th anniversary of Ultraman. The tokusatsu franchise
phenom will release the film, entitled Ultraman Saga, on March 24, 2012. Let the fanboy love begin.

The long-running but highly-sporadic Hellsing OVA, also known as Hellsing Ultimate, has recently entered its final "season", with the release of volume 8 this past July in Japan. Now, it's being announced that volume 9 will follow on February 15, 2012 (on Blu-ray and DVD), leaving one last volume to conclude the story after that - hopefully before the end of 2012.

Meanwhile, FUNimation has announced
over the weekend that it acquired the U.S. home video rights to the 8th
volume of the Hellsing OVA. They plan to release it - along with the
series' first 7 volumes - starting from 2012.

"Production
on the Hellsing Ultimate OVAs will begin immediately at the original
studio, New Generation Pictures, and will include the original cast
featuring Crispin Freeman in his return as Arucard.

The new home
video releases will feature exclusive extras including panel discussions
and one-on-one interviews recorded at the 2011 Anime Vegas Convention
taking place this month. Fans will be encouraged to submit questions for
the cast via the FUNimation facebook page to possibly be included as
part of the extra features."

The OVA has been unfolding
in Japan since early 2006, with each new volume taking anywhere from 5
to 19 months to come out. The first 4 episodes were animated by studio
Satelight, after which Madhouse took over the production, up to episode
7. Finally, the last three episodes (8-10) are created by studios
Graphinica and Kelmadick

Sho-Comi Magazine has announced the development of a live-action feature
film based on Kanan Minami’s recently concluded shoujo romance manga
Kyou, Koi o Hajimemasu (Today, Love Begins). The high-school romantic
drama was adapted into to OADs released last year.

Urda & Catblue: Dynamite creator/director Romanov Higa is now directing a web anime series titled “Buso Chugakusei Basket Army”
(Armed Middle School Student Basket Army) adapted from a novel written
by Kingdom Hearts & Final Fantasy 8 scenario writer Kazushige
Nojima. The military school students adventure story is the first title
from publisher Enterbrain’s XXolution multimedia project that will
include novels, manga, anime, music, games, and more. The first
three-minute long “Basket Army” anime short will stream online for free
beginning December 22. Subsequent episodes will stream monthly beginning
February 29.

According to the pre-order page on 7net Shopping, the January issue of Viva☆Tales of Magazine will announce the anime adaptation of Namco Bandai’s RPG, ｢Tales of Xillia｣.
The game, which included animated cutscenes by ufotable, was originally
released in Japan on September 8th, 2011 for the Playstation 3. It is
the 13th main title in the Tales series.*Synopsis:

The game is set in Liese Maxia, a world where humans and
monsters coexist with spirits. The spirits support human civilisation by
granting wishes, such as the ability to channel mana as Spirit Power,
and in turn are protected by those wishes. The most powerful of these
spirits is a being called Maxwell, though its true nature is unknown. In
Liese Maxia, there are two main countries vying for supremacy. La
Shugall is an empire with a long history whose free use of Spirit Power
has granted it incredible majesty and prosperity. A Jule is a developing
country whose power is derived from the control of monsters and the
might of its military.
Jude Mathis is a young medical student studying in Il Fan, the
capital of La Shugall. After a large number of patients are admitted to
his hospital following a failed Spirit Arte at a military base, he
decides to investigate the cause and meets Milla Maxwell, a mysterious
girl who is investigating the recent deaths of a number of spirits.
Inside the base they discover a terrible secret and are forced to flee,
pursued by La Shugall’s military. Milla discovers that she has lost the
ability to summon spirits, and the two are only saved thanks to the
intervention of Alvin, a wandering mercenary.
Safe for now, the three of them decide to travel to the shrine Milla
claims she originated from in order to redo a ritual that will help
Milla regain her lost powers. On their way they meet Elise Lutus and
Rowen J. llbert who join their party. Stopping by Jude’s hometown of Lu
Rondo, they meet Jude’s childhood friend Leia Rolando, an apprentice
nurse. She joins them to search for a valuable ore that is needed to
cure a particular sickness within the town.

Selasa, 15 November 2011

Recently, AKB48’s Oshima Yukobecame the leader of ‘Judge XIII‘, a group of beta testers for the upcoming Square Enix game, “Final Fantasy XIII-2“. The latest development in her career as a beta tester will be seen in a new CM, which will start airing on November 15th.

In
the CM, Oshima attends a business meeting to discuss the DLC
(downloadable content) to be offered after the game’s release. She
suddenly raised her voice and asked, “Excuse me! I was thinking that maybe we could offer additional costumes…?” The others seem to like her proposal.

Oshima
personally designed two costumes for the main character, and fans will
be able to vote for their favorite design online once the campaign site
gets updated on the 15th. The design that receives the most votes will
eventually become available as a DLC after the game gets released.

Apparently,
it was Oshima’s wish to be able to change the main character’s outfit,
which made Square Enix think about adding extra costumes. They
polished up her rough sketches in order to give players a better idea
of how they’ll look inside the game.

Selasa, 08 November 2011

Here's the opening song for Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd. Composed by
Ryo and performed by Miku, I hereby present to you the tsundere side of
our beloved virtual diva. Don't forget to turn captions ON so you could
read the english translations while playing. ­

Playing hard to get all the time
You're not doing this on purpose are you?
I want to do the stuff we can't talk about
Like that kind of stuff
No way... that kind of stuff?

Men are but simpleminded fools
You just thought of something naughty, right?
You're the type that can't tell a lie
Your face is turning red. Are you ok?
There's just no room for consideration
It's like there's nothing to talk about

Before we get all romantic with each other
Have you even realized the situation yet?
Ah! You're so insensitive!

Hey
You'd better look this way, Baby
NO is an unacceptable answer
Because I'm in a really serious mood
I will mindlessly captivate you with my shaking lips
And turn you into my slave
I shall take you on this day

If you keep being stubborn all the time
It's inevitable but we are going nowhere
I just want you to hug me from behind
Just kidding Hehehe
......Huh? Wait a second!

Don't rush things, really
We should get in the mood first before doing that stuff
Making me all excited just like this
It's a sin to just leave me hanging afterwards
Geez! Just take responsibility already!?

Hey
Look a bit this way, Baby
NO is an unacceptable answer
Because I'll put you in the right mood
With my legs that you'll beg to worship
I will turn you into my slave
Don't think I'll go easy on you

Words are merely not enough
To convey this pretty big heart mark
What should I do? My heart is pounding hard
I can't think of anything anymore
Ugh! It's all because of you

Hey
Look more this way, Baby
Don't make me repeat myself
Because I can't take it anymore
Making me fall for you without even realizing it
Is just fine
Um, you heard me say nothing, it's nothing
What is it? You've got a problem?

If the above fashion module isn't much to your liking then perhaps a
more asian approach would be better. Here's another video of the same
song with some oriental flavor in it.

Earlier there were conflicting reports over the announcement of a possible film project for the ｢Puella Magi Madoka★Magica｣ series. However at the end of the day, Earl.Box provided a photo of the December issue of Newtype magazine via Twitter — which clearly displays the news headline on the front cover.
[UPDATE 11.07.2011] – It has been reported
that the project will consist of 3 films. The first 2 films will recap
the 12-episode TV series. The 3rd and final film will have an original
story that continues from where the TV anime left off.

Rabu, 02 November 2011

The first full trailer for the forthcoming Berserk feature film has been posted
to Yahoo! Japan ahead of its theatrical release in Japan on February
4th of next year instead of the originally scheduled January date. The
film will be distributed by Warner Bros Japan and will be titled Berserk Golden Age Arc I: Egg of the Supreme Ruler and will be the first of three scheduled films in the new series, animated by Studio 4C.

Folks in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture know how to celebrate
Halloween in style. The city put on its 15th annual Halloween event with
a parade that stretched for nearly a mile. About 3,500 people dressed
as characters from both anime and Hollywood movies, drawing a crowd of
about 110,000 spectators, by sponsor estimates. You can see some of the
parade below.

A new original anime project titled Ano Natsu de Matteru is being announced on the cover
of the latest Megami Magazine, with a full-page illustration showing
the anime's two lead female characters - Ichika Takatsuki and Remon
Yamano - not sure yet which one's which; nor what format will the anime
take, but presumably we're looking at a TV anime series.

What makes this upcoming project special is that it's coming from story creator Yousuke Kuroda (Onegai Teacher, Onegai Twins)
and character designer Taraku Uon (likewise of "Onegai" / "Please!"
fame). As such, it's no surprise that Ano Natsu de Matteru will also be
an adolescent romantic comedy. And that's about all the info available
on it at this time.

Kadokawa Shoten has released a new 17-second ad revealing that creator,
writer, and animator Mamoru Nagano’s original sci-fi short film Hana no Utame Gothicmade
will get a Japanese wide theatrical release next spring. The Five Star
Stories creator first revealed his Gothicmade project in 2006. A
five-minute preview of the film premiered in Japan in March 2010.

To commemorate the theatrical release of the K-ON! film, the United Cinemas movie theater in Toyosu, Tokyo is hosting a K-ON! café in its café and bar lounge. The café will open on November 19.
The café will sell the following drink sets for 850 yen (about US$11) each:

Yui's Light and Airy Vanilla Tea

Mio's Slightly Bitter English Caramel Tea

Ritsu's Full of Energy Ripe Mango Oolong Tea

Tsumugi's Calm Peach Melba Tea

Azusa's Reliable Apricot Tea

Included in the set is a piece of chocolate patterned with an image of
one of the five main characters (pictured at right) and a coaster. The
interior of the café will also be decorated in panels showing scenes
from the film, and K-ON! merchandise will also be on display.
The K-ON! film will open
in over 130 theaters in Japan on December 3. It will depict the five
female members of Sakuragaoka High School's light music club in a story
not seen in the television series.

The latest blog entry on GA Bunko’s official website has announced the TV anime adaptation of Kasuga Mikage’s love-comedy novel series, ｢Oda Nobuna no Yabo｣.

*Synopsis:

Oda Nobuna no Yabou is about a highschool boy from modern
Japan who is thrown back in time to the Sengoku era where all the
famous generals are girls. He ends up becoming a retainer of Oda Nobuna
(Oda Nobunaga in this world) and helps with her ambition to take over
Japan.